"No, to be exact, you've only lived into your twenties. It's just that your appearance will age to what someone over a hundred years old looks like."
Twenty-something years old but with the appearance of someone over a hundred.
If it hadn't actually happened to her, she would never believe such an oddity could exist, even if she were beaten to death.
Indeed, she had become a monster.
Lin Xinlan closed her eyes in pain, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them.
"Tao Hua, thank you for your help... Please, don't tell Rong Shaoze about this, okay? And don't let anyone else know either, I beg you..."
Tao Hua's eyes flickered with sympathy.
"Don't despair. During this time, I will do my best to help you develop the antidote. But as your appearance ages day by day, what do you plan to do? Even if you hide it from Rong Shaoze, you'll eventually give yourself away."
